The president is suing the network for $20 billion over the editing of a "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Marita Vlachou at HuffPost:
CBS on Thursday filed two motions to dismiss President Donald Trumpâs amended complaint against the network over its editing of an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election campaign. Paramount Global, CBS Broadcasting Inc., and CBS Interactive Inc., the three defendants in the case, argued that Trumpâs lawsuit, which was amended last month, in part, to add Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) as a plaintiff, is âan affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact.â Trump and Jackson âseek to punish a news organization for constitutionally protected editorial judgments they do not like,â the defendants said. âThey not only ask for $20 billion in damages but also seek an order directing how a news organization may exercise its editorial judgment in the future,â they added. âThe First Amendment stands resolutely against these demands.â Trumpâs legal action stems from two different versions the network released for Harrisâ answer to a question about Israel during a â60 Minutesâ interview broadcast in October. Trump has accused the network of election interference over what he described as deceptive editing of the showâs sit-down interview with Harris, an assertion that has been repeatedly disputed by CBS. âThe answers that aired on each news show were simply excerpts of a single answer Vice President Harris gave to a single question, and taken together, viewers heard virtually all of Harrisâ answer,â the CBS motion said. CBS has also released the full transcript and camera feeds of its interview with Harris following pressure from Brendan Carr, the new chair of the Federal Communications Commission under Trump.
CBS rightly calls Donald Trumpâs frivolous lawsuit against the network âan affront to the 1st Amendment.â
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